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The Graduate School provides scholarships that can be used to support travel to professional meetings. These awards are typically reserved for students who have been admitted to candidacy and nearing completion of their dissertation. Additional travel awards are Professional Development Awards are made (contingent on available departmental funds) when students have had papers accepted for presentation at national or international meetings. These awards are in recognition for their excellence in research and can be used for travel to meetings of professional societies. To receive these awards, students must submit an application to the Graduate coordinator when the paper is accepted for presentation (the Graduate Advisor sends out the call for applications each fall and spring semester). Research Excellence Awards can also be awarded in the form of small grants for research-related expenses. Students should submit an application to the Graduate coordinator, along with a rationale for the research and a budget outlining research expenses
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